Horse-releaser



A. I. GROSSMAN.

(No Model.)

HORSE RELEASER.

No. 600,310. Patented Mar. 8,1898.

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AMANDA I. GROSSMAN, OF CUERO, TEXAS.

HORSE-RELEASER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,310, dated March 8,1898.

Application filed Tune 16, 1897. Serial No. 641,027- (No model To towhom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, AMANDA I. GROSSMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cu ero, in the county of De Witt and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Releasers; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for releasingfractious animals from vehicles, and has for its object the provision ofa simply-constructed appliance having such adaptation and possessingadvantages in point of efficiency in operation and durability, and addedto these the appliance is susceptible of being readily attached toexisting vehicles without modification of construction, may be readilymanipulated, and in no way interfere with the operation of driving.

The nature of my invention will become clearly apparent from a readingof the following description, which is directed to the details ofconstruction and operation, and in connection with such descriptionattention is called to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 isa plan view of the driving-gear of a vehicle with my invention appliedthereto, the parts being shown adjusted in position for driving. Fig. 2is a similar view, but showing the relative position of the parts afterthe release of the animal has been effected. Fig. 3 is a side elevation,partly in section, of my invention.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A A denote the shafts orthills of a vehicle, and B is the singletree, to which the traces areremovably attached, said singletree being of usual construction with theexception that in each of the ends thereof is a longitudinally-disposedsocket I), having a metallic lining, preferably in the nature of aninserted cup-shaped device. Fastened to each end of the singletree is aloop 0, provided with a perforation c, which is for a purpose to bepresentl y explained.

Secured to and extending crosswise of the shafts or thills is a plate(1, to which is pivotally connected a bar e, the connection being madecentrally of the plate and bar by means of a bolt or pin f, which allowsof the bar being turned in conjunction with the singletree, to which itis adapted to be connected, as will shortly appear. carries at each enda sleeve-bearing e, which may be formed integrally therewith orseparately and secured thereto, and these bearings are provided inpractice as pivot-bearings for the vertical portions g g of two arms 9g, said arms extending forward of the pivotal connections to the ends ofthe singletree, at which point inward-projecting ends g g are providedwhich are adapted to pass through the perforations in the loops 0 and toenter the sockets I). From the upper ends of the portions g extendtransversely portions g 9 which are flexibly joined at their meetingends by any suitable connection, such as 9 The arms 9 are connected neartheir outer ends by a crosswise-extending spring h, which by its actionserves to maintain the engagement of the arm ends with the singletree.

In Fig. l the parts are shown in the position they assume when theanimal is attached to the vehicle, the attachment being made by theengagement of the trace ends with the arm ends g which latter are passedthrough the trace-holes. The animal is harnessed to the shafts or thillsin a manner which will permit of ready disconnection therefrom, and toeffect the release of the animal from the vehicle it is merely necessarythat the portions g be flexed or moved forwardly by hand, which causesthe arms to be moved outwardly to disengage the arm ends 9 from thetraceholes. The traces being now unattached the animal is free todisconnect himself from the vehicle. The loops 0 operate as clearers andinsure the disengagement of the traces from the arm ends as the latterare drawn outwardly, as otherwise the engagement might be preserved evenafter the arm ends have been moved away from the singletree.

My invention, as will appear from the foregoing, is extremely simpleboth in construction and operation. When the animal is attached to thevehicle, there is no danger of The bar 6 accidental disconnection, asthe spring tends to maintain the locking position of the arms, but whenthe disengagement is desired it is efiected in a very simple andexpeditious manner. The appliance is constructed with but few parts, andis hence not liable to disorder. The cost of constructing and applyingthe invention is comparatively small and when in position the operationof driving is in no way impeded, and the vehicle is not renderedunsightly.

As before stated, the bar is pivotally connected in a manner similar tothe attachment or of the singletree, and such arrangement allows of themovement of the latter to conform to the motions of the horse when theanimal is being driven.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with a singletree havin gsocketed ends, of a bar pivoted rearwardly of the singletree, armspivotally mounted on said bar and having inwardly-projecting endswardly-projecting ends adapted for engagement with thesingletree-sockets, and having at their other ends a flexibleconnection, and

a spring connecting said arms together, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

AMANDA I. GROSSMAN. Witnesses:

B. SOHIWETZ, .LO. KOssBIEL.

